Galtymore is one of the country’s ten highest peaks and commands sweeping views over much of the S midlands incl. the Ballyhouras, Knockmealdowns, Comeraghs and Mt. Leinster. It has a lot of v steep ground and some fine corries on its northern face so take care esp. in poor weather. There are plenty of route choices with well-defined trails.

SSE Park at the top of The Black road R89306 20345 A. This popular route follows a rocky, easy to follow track all the way to R89345 23482 B (637m), go left here and follow the stony (becoming muddy) track to the col between Galtymore and Galtybeg (or take in G’beg first), from where there’s a steep pull, uneven to the top. This is a short up and down circa 12k and 4 hrs.

S There is a rocky track from Kings Yard R87526 19959 C which becomes boggy after the sheep pen at R87409 21077 D and ends at approx. R87551 22234 E. After that you need to navigate to the stone wall at R87149 23518 F and from there it’s an easy walk to the summit. [5k to top with 715m asc]

N. From Clydagh Bridge, where there is a big carpark at R87450 27780 G there are a couple of options : a classic horseshoe taking in Cush and Galtybeg [15k in total 1200m asc] or a more direct approach which brings you first to Lough Curra followed by a steep climb to R86447 23952 H [7k to top with 750m asc]

It’s also possible to take in this summit as part of a long distance traverse of the whole of the range.

Notable tracks incl. track/2076, track/3772 and the lengthy track/2766. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/14/comment/4774/